Trying to Adapt

In the second part of this very long episode, Ben and Nora continue to explore Alistair Sim’s classic portrayal.

https://ia601507.us.archive.org/23/items/TryingtoAdapt/tta-20181220-001-009.mp3

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In the first half of this very long episode, Ben and Nora explore Alistair Sim’s classic and possibly definitive portrayal of Scrooge in a cleverly-padded feature-length film.

https://ia601507.us.archive.org/23/items/TryingtoAdapt/tta-20181219-001-008.mp3

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Ben and Nora explore an animated Dutch adaptation of the classic Dickens story which peaks early.

https://ia801507.us.archive.org/23/items/TryingtoAdapt/tta-20181213-001-007.mp3

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Ben and Nora explore a poorly thought-out cartoon version of Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol,” leading them to the conclusion that Republicans are bad.

https://ia601507.us.archive.org/23/items/TryingtoAdapt/tta-20181212-001-006.mp3

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Despite not really being able to see or hear what’s going on, Ben and Nora talk about Mike Leavitt’s 2016 opera adaptation of the classic story.

https://ia801507.us.archive.org/23/items/TryingtoAdapt/tta-20181211-001-005.mp3

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In this episode, Ben and Nora explore a puppet show very loosely based on the Vincent Price-narrated TV adaptation from episode 2.

https://ia601507.us.archive.org/23/items/TryingtoAdapt/tta-20181206-001-004.mp3

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In this episode, we watch a classic early film version of the story, and Nora opens a big can of worms.

https://ia801507.us.archive.org/23/items/TryingtoAdapt/tta-20181205-001-003.mp3

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Ben and Nora explore a “technically primitive” adaptation of Dickens’ classic story from the very, very early days of television, featuring a young Vincent Price as the narrator.

https://archive.org/download/TryingtoAdapt/tta-20181130-001-002.mp3

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In this very special episode, Ben and Nora explore the classic novella that’s been adapted several hundred times, making it the perfect starting point for a podcast about the way books get adapted into other mediums. Also, merry Christmas or something.

https://ia601507.us.archive.org/23/items/TryingtoAdapt/tta-20181123-001-001.mp3

Trying to Adapt is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://tryingtoadapt.home.blog/